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FVHS TAKES PROACTIVE APPROACH TO HALT OPIOID OVERDOSES

Uy Pham

Monday, December 23, 2024

Body According to the National Institute of Health, the United States has been going through an opioid crisis in recent years, including an increase in overdose death rates by 49% among 15- to 24- year-olds.

Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn in Riverside, CA © Chon Kit L eong | Dreamstime.com

SEVEN PLACES TO VIEW CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN DECEMBER

Daniel Coats

Monday, December 23, 2024

Body Today, most American cities have one or more neighborhoods that provide residents with a dazzling light display in December. But did you know the tradition was born in Southern California?

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Slices of Life

News Staff

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Body When I was a kid, the only family members we had nearby were my mom’s parents who lived in Escondido. Some holidays, we would drive down to their house for dinner. For others, they would drive up to ours.

UCI WILLED BODY PROGRAM

Susan Christian Goulding

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Body I’ve never given a single serious thought to shopping for a cemetery plot. It’s not that I’m in denial about my eventual demise. It’s just that I’m cheap.

AROUND TOWN

News Staff

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Body The Orientation meeting about the upcoming Miss Fountain Valley and Miss Fountain Valley Teen Scholarship Competition will be held from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Nov. 9 at Coastal Community Fellowship, 10460 Slater Ave.

DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING TURKEY NOODLE SOUP

News Staff

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Body This is a great way to make use of leftover odds and ends from your Thanksgiving Turkey. By utilizing the carcass and wings that have been roasted, it creates a richly flavored soup. Feel free to use any leftover chicken or turkey broth in place of some of the water.

THE DEBATE OVER DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

Dara Holland

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Body For most states, November means a biannual ritual of changing the clocks: the magical, longstanding practice of confusing our internal sense of time as we gain (in November) or lose (in March) an hour of precious zzz’s.

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HERE’S THE DEAL ABOUT BLACK FRIDAY

Daniel Coats

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Body Acentury ago, Thanksgiving Day was on the last Thursday of November, which in some years shortened the Christmas shopping season by a full week. However, during the Great Depression, retailers wanted to capitalize on holiday shopping in any way they could.

I Wear a Lot of Hats

News Staff

Friday, September 27, 2024

Body Ifrequently tell people, “I wear a lot of hats.” Usually in response to a call or email I have been slow in responding to. It’s an excuse, but it’s also true, both figuratively and literally.

Jim Tucker and Kai Weisser at HB Lifeguard Headquarters

Waves of Memories

Kai Weisser

Friday, September 27, 2024

Body Huntington Beach Lifeguard Headquarters recently welcomed former lifeguard and World War II veteran Jim Tucker, who now lives in Northern California. He brought with him dozens of memories about early lifeguarding in Surf City.

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